"muir" meaning in Scots

See muir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [møːr], [myːr], [meːr], [miːr], [mjuːr] Forms: muirs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English more, from Old English mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|more}} Middle English more, {{inh|sco|ang|mōr}} Old English mōr, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*mōraz}} Proto-Germanic *mōraz Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|muirs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} muir (plural muirs), {{sco-noun}} muir (plural muirs)
  1. moor Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: mure, more, mor, moir, mair [South-Scots] Derived forms: muir cheeper, muir foul, Muir of Ord, muir-deuk, muirbaund, muirburn

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for muir meaning in Scots (2.4kB)

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    },
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